Liberty Bell 7

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 15 minutes
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
extensive pre-flight training
Gus Grissom's second flight
gptkbp:design gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:elevation 189.5 kilometers
gptkbp:fate sank after recovery attempt
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Mercury_program
gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkb:MR-4
gptkbp:flight_style suborbital trajectory
gptkbp:historical_significance early human spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liberty Bell 7
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Vostok_program
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:future_space_missions
gptkbp:involved_in testing of spacecraft systems
gptkbp:landing_site gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:launch_date 11:15 AM EDT
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Redstone_rocket
gptkbp:launch_window July 1961
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Launch_Complex_5
gptkb:NASA
July 21, 1961
gptkbp:launched_in July 21, 1961
gptkbp:legacy pioneering suborbital spaceflight
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:mission successful suborbital flight
reviewed by NASA
gptkbp:mission_type suborbital flight
gptkbp:notable_event splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:1961
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 0 degrees
gptkbp:post_flight_status displayed at the Smithsonian Institution
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Mercury-Atlas_6
gptkbp:public_interest high due to media coverage
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:USS_Randolph
July 21, 1961
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:significance second crewed flight of the Mercury program
gptkbp:specification designed for one astronaut
gptkbp:status recovered
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mercury-Redstone_4
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kilograms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gus_Grissom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4